Bob’s Bitters

"Bob is a chef with a passionate side line in bitters, tiny bottles of elixir-like flavors that elevate a drink from something special to something sublime.

It all began when cocktail legend Giuliano Morandin asked him to recreate a by gone bitters flavour for one of his latest tipples. Bob was intrigued by the result and decided to create his own version.

Pretty soon, nine other flavours followed.Things were going well, and mixologists at bars were so enamoured that he was even creating bespoke blends for them.

But still, he was only selling 50 bottles a month and felt the brand could be doing more. Which is where we stepped in.

After meeting Bob to talk things through,we were struck by his New Zealand heritage and felt keen to make that part of his brand story.

We created a label for the bottle that included the name in fabulously evocative type and a Kiwi bird whose bill doubles up as the dropper of a pipette, with a precious measure of the bitters inside.It’s smile in the mind stuff, this.

We left a space on these carefully crafted bottle labels for Bob to customise with the flavour name. Seeing as he’s making so many these days, we created rubberstamps for him to use, rather than handwriting each one.

Bob’s business goes from strength to strength, with the bitters being the only ones to achieve five stars in Class magazine, widely regarded as the drinks bible. He has scored a number of drinks awards in cocktail competitions and is stocked by The Dorchester, Claridges and The Portobello Star, to name drop a few.

Angostura Bitters

"Working in conjunction with beverages manufacturer Frucor Australia, The Saltmine were asked to give the current Angostura ready-to-drink (RTD) range a much needed facelift for the Australian market. The challenge was to bring to life the Angostura brand archetype that had been identified through research and then redesign the range to become more distinctive. “The old design didn’t play on the heritage of the iconic Angostura Bitters bottle that can be found in bars around the world, so this is something that we felt needed to be addressed. Angostura has so much heritage surrounding the brand it became an obvious direction when we initially presented our concepts” said Kath McLachlan, Creative Director."

123 Organic Tequila

"In keeping with our commitment to sustainability and to lighten our carbon footprint, each hand-numbered bottle of 123 Organic Tequila is crafted from recycled glass and labeled with recycled paper and printed with natural soy inks.

Scrappy's Bitters

Scrappy’s Bitters is the first New American bitters company to commercially produce handcrafted bitters. "Our focus; to create bitters using nearly all organic ingredients of the highest quality with no artificial flavors, chemicals, or dyes, all while respecting sustainability, and contributing to our communities in the process. Every component of our bitters has been thoroughly considered and developed by us, by hand."

Boudreau Bitters

Boudreau Bitters was another chance for David Cole Creative to work with Canon Seattle's famous Jamie Boudreau – award winning bartender, restaurateur, curator of the world’s best drink selection. David Cole had the opportunity to dress up his signature bitters with the premium label design they deserve. An embossed, common (master) label design with write-in varietal name is flexible and affordable, while at the same time lending a hand-made touch to these authentically hand-made bitters.